• Rihanna 'ANTI' Album Review: Junk Mail

    Welcome to Junk Mail, where a few Music Times staffers email back-and-forth about each week's biggest release throughout the work day. This week, Carolyn Menyes, Ryan Middleton, John Gonzalez and Lindsay Haddox chat about Rihanna's new album, ANTI.
  • Tidal: Rihanna's 'ANTI' Leak Due to Universal Music Group Error

    The road to ANTI has drawn criticism for its lengthy and confusing album roll out, but one component that wasn't intentional was last week's accidental leak via streaming app TIDAL. Rihanna's eighth studio album leaked Wednesday (Jan. 27) a few hours ahead of schedule sending the internet into a frenzy.
  • Tame Impala Praises Rihanna's Cover of "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" on 'Anti' [LISTEN]

    Rihanna's long-awaited, fifth studio album, 'Anti,' finally hit the public in an unexpected way--Tidal accidentally leaked the 13-track album on its own. Along with the Drake collaboration, "Work," fans were surprised early with a cover of Tame Impala's "New Person, Same Old Mistakes." Now that the album has been sufficiently streamed, frontman Kevin Parker spoke out to give Rihanna his praises on a cover well done.
  • Miguel and Rihanna Performed a Special Rendition of "My Girl" Last Night [WATCH]

    Miguel hosted the Wildheart Motel in L.A. yesterday and it was one event that shouldn't have been missed. The R&B superstar teamed up with creative director and designer, Willo Perron, to bring a one time weekend event filled with music, art and good vibes. And the best part? Rihanna stopped by and sang "My Girl" alongside Miguel.
  • Rihanna's 'ANTI' Album Goes Platinum Thanks to Advance Purchases

    Rihanna's new album, 'ANTI,' has already officially gone platinum thanks to advance purchases! RIAA has deemed the album a certified platinum album since Samsung purchased one million copies of the album in advance. Samsung purchased those copies so they could give them away for free to Samsung phone holders.
  • Rihanna Drops Cover of Tame Impala's "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" on 'Anti'

    Fans have been impatiently awaiting the release of Rihanna's 'Anti,' with a tip it would drop before Friday. TIDAL kept good on that promise when the streaming service accidentally leaked the entire album after sharing' Anti's' Drake collaboration, "Work." As part of the singer's eighth studio album, the Barbados native included a cover of Tame Impala's "New Person, Same Old Mistakes."
  • Road to Rihanna's 'ANTI' Detailed Following Surprise TIDAL Release

    It's been a long road to the release of Rihanna's eighth studio album 'ANTI,' which follows her 2012 album 'Unapologetic.' 'ANTI' is the pop star's first album in over 3 years, and it was the subject of many delays and extra work put in. To explain the process behind 'ANTI,' a source uncovers the process behind the album release.